Improvement in beer-faucets



4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHANN CONRAD BAER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEER-FAUCETS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent N0. 54,091, dated April 24,1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHANN C. BAER, of Cincinnati, Ohio, have invented anew and use.- ful Improvement in Beer-Faucets, and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of myinvention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making partof this specification.

This is an improvement in the class of beerfaucets which are designed torender the liquor when in a fiat condition more palatable byV creating afoam or effervescence inthe act of discharge.

Figure l is a perspective view of a faucet embodying my improvements.Fig. 2 is an axial section thereof.

Ais the bodyor main chamber of the faucet. The bodyAis intersected byacustomary plugchamber, B, which contains a plug, C, of usual form, andhaving a suitable handle, c. Traversing the faucetimmediatelyin front ofthe plugchamber and in a vertical, or nearly vertical, direction is acylindrical chamber, D, within which is fitted a plunger, E, whoserod epasses out through a stuffing-box, F, and terminates in a handle, c.

The stem c is connected by rods G G with a Wrist, H, on the plug C. Thechamber D is closed at bottom by a screw-threaded cap, D", perforated byminute apertures d.

Operation: The act of turning the plug C to the open position isaccompanied by an elevation of the plunger E entirely abovev thepassage-Way, and by the filling with liquor of' all that part of thechamber D below the piston. The act of closing the plug operates throughthe rods Gr to depress the piston and t0 cause the liquor contained inthe chamber D to squirt with considerable force from the apertures d,giving a head and sprightly taste to the liquor,

similar to that which is sometimes sought to be given by elevating abottle or other vessel from which liquor is being poured.

Among several decided advantages of' my faucet over all previous devicesso far as known, the following may be cited: All the passages, beingfully accessible forthe purpose of inspection and cleaning, mayconsequently be easily kept free from the objectionable mustiness offaucets of this description. The faucet is closed by a plug of ordinarydescription, which is easily made and kept tight. By simply removing thescrew-threaded and perforated cap D the faucet is capable of being usedin the ordinary Way whenever the condition of the liquor is such as tomake a special frothing appliance unnecessary or objectionable.

It will be seen that the' discharge of the liquor is direct, and thepump-chamber is filled the moment the valve or plug is opened.

It is also apparent that a faucet of this form is capable of being castin one piece, and that all its passa-ges are readily accessible forcleaning or otherwise.

1 It will also be perceived that the tightness of the faucet dependsupon theplug, which, being of the common form, is easily constructed andkept in repair. I claim herein as new and of my invention- Thearrangement of body A, plug-chamber B, plug C, frothing-chamberD,plunger E ccf, and rods Gr Cr', substantially as and for thev purposesset forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

JOHANN CONRAD BAER. Witnesses:

GEO. H. KNIGHT, J AMEs H. LAYMAN.

